
Host a Minecraft - Bedrock Edition Dedicated Server
Minecraft Bedrock Edition dedicated server. Supports cross-play between Windows, mobile, and console players. Uses the official Mojang server software with automatic version management.
Hardware Requirements
Here's what you need to run a Minecraft - Bedrock Edition dedicated server.
Economy
Small private server, 1-5 players
Standard
Friends & family, 5-15 players
Pro
Large community server, 15-30 players
Start hosting from your own computer
Run a Minecraft - Bedrock Edition server on your desktop, laptop, VPS, or dedicated machine — GameCP automates Docker setup, resource allocation, and Minecraft - Bedrock Edition configuration instantly. Automatic port forwarding means your friends can connect without touching your router. Start local, scale to a VPS when you're ready.
Setup in 4 Steps
Skip the manual installation, port forwarding, and configuration. Install on your own computer and start hosting instantly.
The Manual Way vs. GameCP
Manual Setup
- ✗Configure 1+ firewall ports and router settings
- ✗Write systemd service files
- ✗SSH into server to edit configs
- ✗Requires a VPS or dedicated server
- ✗30-60 minutes if experienced
With GameCP
- Automatic port forwarding — no router config
- Host from your own PC, VPS, or dedicated server
- Docker container with auto-restart
- Visual config editor in browser
- Under 5 minutes total
Under the Hood
The full manual process to host a Minecraft - Bedrock Edition dedicated server on a VPS. Or install GameCP on your own computer and skip all of this.
Configure & Prepare
Set your server settings, then install Docker, and pull the Minecraft - Bedrock Edition container image.
# Update system and install Docker sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y docker.io sudo systemctl enable --now docker # Create game server directory sudo mkdir -p /opt/gameserver # Server configuration export BEDROCK_VERSION="latest" # Pull the container image docker pull ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:debian
Run the Installation Script
Minecraft - Bedrock Edition uses a custom install script to download and configure the server files.
#!/bin/bash
apt update
apt install -y zip unzip wget curl jq
cd /opt/gameserver || { echo "Failed to change directory to /opt/gameserver"; exit 1; }
# Default version to latest if not set
BEDROCK_VERSION=${BEDROCK_VERSION:-latest}
# Filename to use for the downloaded file
DOWNLOAD_FILE="bedrock-server-installer.zip"
# Minecraft CDN Akamai blocks script user-agents
RANDVERSION=$(echo $((1 + $RANDOM % 4000)))
if [ "${BEDROCK_VERSION}" == "latest" ]; then
echo "Finding latest Bedrock server version"
DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl --silent https://net-secondary.web.minecraft-services.net/api/v1.0/download/links | jq -r '.result.links[] | select(.downloadType == "serverBedrockLinux") | .downloadUrl')
if [ -z "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" ]; then
echo "Failed to retrieve the latest Bedrock server version. Please check your network connection or the Minecraft API."
exit 1
fi
else
echo "Downloading ${BEDROCK_VERSION} Bedrock server"
DOWNLOAD_URL=https://www.minecraft.net/bedrockdedicatedserver/bin-linux/bedrock-server-$BEDROCK_VERSION.zip
fi
echo "Download URL: $DOWNLOAD_URL"
echo -e "Backing up config files"
mkdir /tmp/config_backup
cp -v server.properties /tmp/config_backup/ 2>/dev/null
cp -v permissions.json /tmp/config_backup/ 2>/dev/null
cp -v allowlist.json /tmp/config_backup/ 2>/dev/null
echo -e "Downloading files from: $DOWNLOAD_URL"
curl -L -A "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/90.0.$RANDVERSION.212 Safari/537.36" -H "Accept-Language: en" -o $DOWNLOAD_FILE $DOWNLOAD_URL
echo -e "Unpacking server files"
unzip -o $DOWNLOAD_FILE
echo -e "Cleaning up after installing"
rm $DOWNLOAD_FILE
echo -e "Restoring backup config files"
cp -rfv /tmp/config_backup/* /opt/gameserver/ 2>/dev/null || { echo "No files to restore"; }
chmod +x bedrock_server
echo -e "Install Completed"Open Firewall Ports
Minecraft - Bedrock Edition requires 1 port to be open for game traffic and queries.
sudo ufw allow 19132/udp
Launch the Server
Start the Minecraft - Bedrock Edition server using the configuration from Step 1.
docker run -d \ --name minecraft-bedrock-edition-server \ -p 19132:19132/udp \ -e BEDROCK_VERSION="latest" \ -v /opt/gameserver:/opt/gameserver \ -w /opt/gameserver \ ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:debian \ ./bedrock_server
Or skip all of this
GameCP automates every step above: Docker, port forwarding, startup, and config. Install on your own PC and deploy a Minecraft - Bedrock Edition server in under 5 minutes.
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